T_bone65 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I was just putting my 2.5 y/o daughter to bed and was just thinking about how cool it is to have a routine with her every night that she so thourghly enjoys. Every night we do bath time around 7 till about 7:30 and then after she gets dressed we read books and sing songs until she is so tired she asks to be put in her crib. We have been reading the Night Before Christmas since September or so and she asks for that book every single night. I have read it so many times I know the entire book by heart and it never ever gets old. Then we have to sing Happy Birthday, Blah Blah black sheep , are you sleeping and jingle bells. I just wish these days will never end, considering my son is already 17 and the time flew by. All the new fathers here just cherish these moments for as long as possible. That is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Sounds familiar. The main difference with my kids routine is that I have to stay in the room with them for a pre-negotiated amount of time to tell an impromtu story that we make up as we go along. Sometimes its "two kitty cats finding food." The cats stumble upon different boxes of shapes and colors, and the kids get to make up what the cats find inside the boxes when they open them. Sometimes its another chapter in the on-going saga of "Turgo Burgo the Pirate and his band of brigands." Turgo Bugro is usually looting something, though lately its been a "Turgo Burgo Christmas." (What *do* you get the the pirate that just loots everything he wants? My son says: a new sword. My daughter says: a new lamp). We've also been doing the advent calendar, which is fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My 2 year old wants to talk about the events of the next day before he will lay down. So I'll go in and we'll talk about what we will be doing together the next day. I built him this little wooden table for the garage, and he calls it his little snack table. So we have to go to the garage every day with crackers and ice water and sit by the little snack table to eat. Someone stop time now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Someone stop time now!! I hated the first year (at least, those portions that I can remember of it). But 2 1/2 to present (3-1/2) has been the most awsomest. I love this age. I'm soaking up every moment I can... before they have myspace pages, cell phones, and birth control devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My 3-1/2 year old son... the greatest human being I have ever met... nothing better than this age right now! He picked this up from a Calliou episode... before going to sleep we have to say to each other in unison, "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This thread just gave me a little reminder it is how great and blessed it is to have kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 A glass of milk and 15 minutes of Elmo. Then "Night night?" "Night night daddy" He's so friggin cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My 3-1/2 year old son... the greatest human being I have ever met... nothing better than this age right now! He picked this up from a Calliou episode... before going to sleep we have to say to each other in unison, "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!" Sometimes I just want to smack the hell out of Calliou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Sometimes I just want to smack the hell out of Calliou. Id like to beat Calliou with a shoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Id like to beat Calliou with a shoe I'd like to eat Green Eggs for two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'd like to eat Green Eggs for two. That sounds like something I would chew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'd like to eat Green Eggs for two. mmmm...Big Green Egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My 3.5 year old son woke up this morning next to me and said "We like to squeeze Doogans!" He picked on my slang for taking a dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Sometimes I just want to smack the hell out of Calliou. My mother-in-law warned us to never watch Calliou. Never watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Id like to beat Calliou with a shoe I'd like to eat Green Eggs for two. That sounds like something I would chew A smack upside the head would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Someone stop time now!! i think this every day. ours turns 3 next month. we've read "olivia and the missing toy" so many times that she has now memorized it and it to us in her paraphrased toddler language. i've been told it gets even better, but i can't imagine that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Elise loves watching Caillou and Dragon tales too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 You guys are just trying to show off with your bedtime routines for your kids. My 9 and 7 year old go to bed with "On Demand TV" usually Star Wars, Click, or some other comedy. Oh and they like to steal pop from the fridge after I go to bed. I still wouldn't trade it for anything but it's funny how things change a bit when they get older. My 3.5 year old daughter on the other hand likes to lay down with mommy or daddy and just love, sing songs, cheer, and occasionally read until she falls asleep which is a stark change from the days events when she tells us what to do, refuses to listen, and terrorizes the house. Again I wouldn't change any of it as her multiple personalities are all fun to witness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 i give my kids some brandy and they are sleepy in know time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 A smack upside the head would do. why all the violence ? boo hoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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